It felt so good to be close to the witch!

For some reason, she felt very uneasy, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find the source of this unease.

The Ice Witch Ais wanted to contact Roy, but the communication conch had lost its effectiveness and could not transmit information. She was also responsible for blocking the door and could not enter the Crimson Rift to find Roy. Therefore, even though her heart was becoming more and more anxious due to unease, she could only suppress it.

She cannot leave. If she does, and the figure in the black robe and hood or the Crimson Sword Callus enters the magical pulsation space within the crimson rift, Roy and the Shadow Witch Lilia will surely die.

Miss Lilia's Shadow Concealment can fool a Gold Three-Star Knight, but the chances of fooling a Gold Peak Knight with a high level of concentration are very low.

The Ice Witch Ais's gaze fell on the Healing Witch Shanika, who was standing not far away by the Star Lake.

At this moment, Shanika stood with her head bowed, and the deep red light emanating from her body was not very bright. Clearly, in the struggle of consciousness, Shanika gradually gained her footing.

It's been almost two hours since Roy and Miss Lilia the Shadow Witch entered the magic pulse point space... What exactly happened inside during that long period of time?

The Ice Witch Ais thought to herself.

"Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, the Ice Witch Ais felt the "Witch's Heart" in her chest pounding violently. At the same time, an unprecedented sense of crisis swept over her entire body, starting from her scalp and spreading to the soles of her feet, making her tremble with fear.

"Dong dong——!"

The witch's heart pounded even more violently, and just then, the Ice Witch Ais caught a glimpse of a dark golden figure that suddenly appeared beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Her arrival came without warning; it was as if she had been standing there all along, but no one could see her.

It was a figure dressed in dark gold women's armor, wearing a full-coverage helmet, and with a rapier at her waist.

Compared to those burly male knights who are often 2.2 or 2.3 meters tall or even taller, this dark gold female knight appears rather "petite." Including the height of the pointed horn on the top of her helmet, she is only 1.8 meters tall, with a slender and tall figure.

Such a physique is far from being considered "strong" for a knight cultivator. However, when the figure of the dark gold female knight was reflected in her pupils, especially the conspicuous sword and shield insignia on her chest that represented the identity of the Temple's Divine Punishment Knight, the Ice Witch Ais felt a bone-chilling coldness rush towards her.

Even though she had seen the other person with her own eyes, in the Ice Witch Ais's perception, there was still nothing there.

By this time, Ais had already realized that this dark gold female knight must be a being above the peak of the gold realm.

Only someone at this level could deceive her senses and make her feel this level of fear.

--legend!

This is a legendary knight of divine punishment from the temple!

The Golden Knight is comparable to a Grand Witch, while the Legendary Knight is comparable to a higher level of witch, whose specific name is unknown to Ais.

Admittedly, at the same level, the Grand Witch's combat power far surpasses that of the Golden Knight, and she can even fight against multiple opponents.

However, this does not mean that a Grand Witch can transcend the realm and fight against a Legendary Knight.

If she were a top-tier Grand Witch, there would still be a sliver of a possibility, but it would only be a sliver.

The gap between gold and legend is just too big.

It far exceeds people's imagination.

It could even be said that the legend is no longer human.

There is a widely circulated saying that, beneath the surface of legends, all are but ants.

Despite being both Gold Saints and Black-Robed Hooded figures, Scarlet Sword Callus is only one step away from becoming a Legendary Knight.

But this one step makes all the difference.

More than 95% of the peak Gold Knights will perish at this step.

Given the current strength of Crimson Sword Callus and the figure in the black robe and hood, there are still many areas that need to be refined before they can attempt to take this step.

Fear constantly eroded her mind. The Ice Witch Ais's expression hardened. Years of hunting had long since instilled in her a steadfast heart that would never give up, even when faced with an insurmountable enemy.

"drink!"

With a delicate shout, the Ice Witch Ais's pupils turned a deep blue, with a wisp of crimson light appearing within them. In an instant, she unleashed the "Ice Grand Domain" and entered "Grand Elementalization".

As the magical energy erupted in a ring, Ais drew the "Bloodline Ice Sword" from her soul and slashed it heavily at the dark gold female knight not far to her side.

As the Bloodline Ice Sword slashed, the air around it that was touched by the sword condensed into ice in a very short time. By the time the Bloodline Ice Sword was half a meter in front of the Dark Gold Female Knight, an exaggerated semi-circular frost wing had formed in mid-air where the Bloodline Ice Sword had passed.

A terrifying chill was spreading, and the air quickly condensed, forming crystal-clear ice snowflakes. The crimson moonlight, refracted through the ice snowflakes, appeared mottled and hazy.

Sensing the rapidly dropping temperature around them, even the Dark Gold Female Knight's eyes, visible beneath her helmet, flickered slightly.

For a witch who had just entered the Grand stage to be able to cause such a sudden change in temperature, especially the wisp of blood in the center of the ice sword, which made even the Dark Gold Knight feel a chill, it must be a power that could rival or even surpass the legendary level. Unfortunately, the amount was far too small, just a tiny, insignificant trace.

No wonder those two peak-level trash lost in a two-on-one fight.

pity……

This level of attack is far from enough against a legendary knight.

"Om-"

The purplish-black ripples spread, and the "Ice Crown Domain" that enveloped the Ice Witch Ais within a five-meter radius was forcibly suppressed and erased by a higher-level power in an almost tyrannical manner.

“Domains are not like this.”

The Dark Gold Knight walked to the side of the Ice Witch Ais. She turned her head and carefully scanned Ais. Then, a voice with a heavy sense of vicissitude came from under her helmet: "So similar... It's a pity that you are not her after all."

The Dark Gold Knight raised her right hand, her index finger and thumb, encased in dark gold soft armor, hooked together, and lightly flicked the longsword that the Ice Witch Ais was slashing at.

"Ding--"

A crisp sound echoed out, and to the astonishment of the Ice Witch Ais, the Bloodline Ice Sword, starting from the index finger flicked down by the Dark Gold Knight, spread out with countless cracks. The next instant, the entire Bloodline Ice Sword shattered with a "bang".

"Pfft!"

The Ice Witch Ais spewed a cloud of blood mist towards the sky, and her body crashed down with tremendous force, plunging heavily into the star lake, which was now covered with a thick layer of ice.

Several terrifying fissures, each over ten meters long, were smashed open in the ice layer, burying the Ice Witch Ais's body within them.

This is the insurmountable gap between a Grand Witch and a Legendary Knight; with just one move, their fate is uncertain.

Withdrawing her index finger, the Dark Gold Knight's gaze swept over the Healing Witch Shanika by the Star Lake, finally settling on the spot where the Ice Witch Ais was buried. After hesitating for a moment, as if remembering something, the Dark Gold Knight finally turned her head, took a step, and transformed into a blazing stream of light, falling into the center of the Star Lake and arriving before the Crimson Rift.

Looking around at the massive metal pillars, now riddled with cracks, the Dark Gold Knight's eyes revealed a complex expression.

"So many years have passed..."

She walked up to one of the metal pillars and gently ran her hand over the cracks on its surface. In a daze, she felt as if she had returned to the distant past, to that night that she would never forget.

"Everything has come to an end."

As she chanted softly, the Dark Gold Knight raised her head again, her eyes regaining their calm. She took a step back and returned to the front of the Crimson Rift.

The Dark Gold Knight could sense that familiar yet terrifying power behind the deep red crack in front of her.

"I've waited so long, what happened inside...? Since you won't come out, I'll have to go in and find you, Moon Witch, Cecilia..."

With a murmur, the Dark Gold Knight stepped into the crimson crevice. A flash of light, and in the next instant, she entered the magic pulse point space.

Protected by the legendary battle aura surrounding her, the Dark Gold Knight's teleportation was not significantly affected. She hovered in mid-air, looking down at the center of the basin.

With just one glance, she saw the opened A-grade forbidden artifact - the Lost Ice Coffin, and beside the ice coffin, a figure emanating a deep black light, with one hand pressed against the chest of the Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia, who was lying quietly inside the ice coffin, and the other hand pressing against the dark purple crystal tree. There was also a black-haired, black-eyed girl not far away.

The deep black light obscured the figure's face, but judging from his physique, he appeared to be a man who was not particularly muscular.

This physique definitely doesn't belong to a golden-armored knight.

The scene that came into view caused the Dark Gold Knight's pupils to shrink slightly.

She could sense two completely different and surging magical fluctuations emanating from Cecilia, the Great Witch of Moonlight, lying in the ice coffin. It was as if a fierce battle was taking place within her body at that moment.

The Dark Gold Knight didn't understand what had happened to the Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia, nor did she understand why the golden-armored knight who should have been here, wielding the forbidden object, was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there was a man whose identity she didn't know, and a strange, wandering witch who wasn't recorded in the archives.

But this did not stop the Dark Gold Knight from taking action.

She had a premonition that if she allowed this man to continue his actions, it would have extremely serious consequences.

This is something the Dark Gold Knight absolutely cannot tolerate.

She raised her hand, and a lifelike spear, condensed from purplish-black battle aura, appeared in her grasp.

Purple lightning crackled around the spear, accompanied by black smoke, giving it an extremely ominous and eerie feel.

The moment the purplish-black spear materialized, the dark gold female knight hurled it without hesitation, aiming directly at the man beside the lost ice coffin, whose face she couldn't see.

Regardless of the opponent's purpose, once they are killed, everything will be over.

……

Roy is in a lot of pain right now, extremely painful.

This was the first time he had maintained the highest power of "Infinite Desire" for such a long time to absorb pollution.

The prolonged period of peak load allowed him to experience fatigue for the first time since acquiring the talent [Infinite Desire], a skill he had been using for an extended period.

Although the pollution was not transformed, the fact that the pollution, which was of the Great Witch level, was being transmitted through his body alone placed a huge burden on him.

His muscles were trembling, his bones were groaning... The pollution was so intense that it even turned his body a dark, gloomy color.

Roy gritted his teeth and held on with all his might.

More than an hour has passed since the "Original Body Retrieval Plan" officially began. Now, in the battle within the Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia's body, Dark Blue, representing the normal personality, has begun to gain the upper hand and is launching a counterattack against the territory occupied by Blood Red, representing the insane personality.

The insane personality, having had nearly half of its pollution absorbed, is no longer as powerful as before and is gradually becoming weaker than the normal personality.

If we continue, victory is inevitable.

Moreover, Roy could feel that his physique was gradually becoming stronger under the impact of this extreme energy.

Roy gradually relaxed, but at that moment, his heart pounded, and a terrifying sense of being locked on suddenly appeared, making his scalp tingle.

Roy looked up abruptly and saw a streak of purplish-black light flying rapidly toward him.

"!"

The purplish-black streak was moving incredibly fast. When it was first spotted, it was hundreds of meters away, but in less than a second, it was already less than fifty meters in front of him in mid-air.

Just as Roy was about to be hit by the purplish-black light, a dark blue barrier appeared in front of him.

"Pong-"

The purplish-black light was blocked by the dark blue barrier. With a series of crisp cracking sounds, the barrier shattered into countless points of light, scattering across the sky. Because of the barrier's obstruction, the purplish-black spear, which had revealed its true form, deviated from its course and shot into the lava lake in the distance, causing the lava within a ten-meter radius to solidify into a purplish-black color in an instant.

The Shadow Witch Lilia appeared beside Roy, her entire body radiating a dazzling dark blue light. Her powerful Dark Moon magic even dyed her black hair a dark blue color, causing it to float up.

"Oh?"

In mid-air, the Dark Gold Knight let out a soft "Eh," her gaze falling on the witch radiating a dark blue light: "This power is very similar to that of the Dark Moon Witch Cecilia, yet different... Is this a protective mechanism she left behind?"

"Great Witch level? No, not yet, just the pinnacle of the Grand Rank..."